diff --git a/backend/key/get-key.ts b/backend/key/get-key.ts
index 564ff0d..a4cb1cc 100644
--- a/backend/key/get-key.ts
+++ b/backend/key/get-key.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,32 @@
 import env from "../enviroment/env";
 import crypto from "crypto";
-import getWebUIKey from "./get-web-UI-key";
+import getKeyFromTerminal from "../utils/getKeyFromTerminal";
 
 const getKey = async () => {
-  if (process.env.KEY) {
-    // For Docker
-
+  if (process.env.KEY || process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
     const password = process.env.KEY;
+    if (!password) {
+      console.log("Key is required for development server");
+      throw new Error("Key is required for development server");
+    }
 
     env.key = crypto.createHash("md5").update(password).digest("hex");
-  } else if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
-    let password = await getWebUIKey();
+  } else if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" && !process.env.KEY) {
+    const terminalPassword = await getKeyFromTerminal();
 
-    password = crypto.createHash("md5").update(password).digest("hex");
+    if (!terminalPassword || !terminalPassword.length) {
+      console.log(
+        "Terminal key is required for production server, or create a .env file with KEY"
+      );
+      throw new Error(
+        "Terminal key is required for production server, or create a .env file with KEY"
+      );
+    }
 
-    env.key = password;
-  } else {
-    let password = "1234";
-
-    password = crypto.createHash("md5").update(password).digest("hex");
+    const password = crypto
+      .createHash("md5")
+      .update(terminalPassword)
+      .digest("hex");
 
     env.key = password;
   }
diff --git a/backend/utils/getKeyFromTerminal.ts b/backend/utils/getKeyFromTerminal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fec3a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/utils/getKeyFromTerminal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import prompts from "prompts";
+
+const getKeyFromTerminal = async () => {
+  return new Promise<string>((resolve, _) => {
+    setTimeout(async () => {
+      const response = await prompts({
+        type: "password",
+        name: "key",
+        message: "Enter Server Encryption Key",
+      });
+
+      resolve(response.key);
+    }, 1500);
+  });
+};
+
+export default getKeyFromTerminal;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b55e31d..2c55985 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "password-prompt": "^1.1.2",
     "postcss": "^8.4.38",
     "progress-stream": "^2.0.0",
-    "prompts": "^2.3.1",
+    "prompts": "^2.4.2",
     "raf": "^3.4.1",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-circular-progressbar": "^2.1.0",
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
     "@types/fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.24",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.17.5",
     "@types/nodemailer": "^6.4.15",
+    "@types/prompts": "^2.4.9",
     "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
     "cross-env": "^6.0.3",
     "dart-sass": "^1.25.0",
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 8697cc5..cc9df62 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 
+// Here you can set the proxy URL if you are using a proxy server
+// This is only used for development
+const proxyURL = "http://localhost:3000";
+
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
   build: {
@@ -11,13 +15,15 @@ export default defineConfig({
   },
   envDir: "./src/config/",
   server: {
-    proxy: {
-      "/api": {
-        target: "htto://localhost:3000", // The port where your backend is running
-        changeOrigin: true,
-        rewrite: (path) => path.replace(/^\/api/, ""),
-      },
-    },
-    host: true,
+    proxy: proxyURL
+      ? {
+          "/api": {
+            target: proxyURL, // The port where your backend is running
+            changeOrigin: true,
+            rewrite: (path) => path.replace(/^\/api/, ""),
+          },
+        }
+      : undefined,
+    host: proxyURL ? true : undefined,
   },
 });